Demonization Campaign Issues

Mullahs' War

Mullahs' WarIran - Iraq War The Iran-Iraq War began in September 1981, when Iraq's air force launched a surprise attack against Iran. The conflict could have ended 20 months later, with satisfactory conditions for Iran, including compensation…

Demonization Campaign

Iran's Ministry of Intelligence Exposed A top priority of Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) is the demonization of the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran to undercut its domestic and international support. To discredit the resistance organization, the VEVAK / MOIS publishes materials that falsely portray the organization's history, aspirations, and achievements. It operates attack websites that daily spew negative propaganda. And the Intelligence Ministry recruits former PMOI / MEK activists through bribery and coercive measures and then uses them as witnesses to disseminate disinformation about the PMOI / MEK to government officials, NGO's, and the media. Iran's mullahs often claim the PMOI / MEK has limited support within Iran. But the enormous energy and resources expended by the Intelligence Ministry to…

The RAND National Defense Research Institute published in July 2009 the report The Mujahedin-e Khalq: A Policy Conundrum for the Multi-National Force-Iraq, Task Force 134 (Detainee Operations). The report focuses on the circumstances surrounding the detention of the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MeK) at Camp Ashraf and “whether MeK members were taken into custody…